trachoma and syphilis, and viral infections like optic neuritis and measles. Age-related macular degeneration and complications of chronic diseases like diabetes and stroke can also lead to blindness.

The posterior examination showed no vitreous cells, hyperemic and elevated discs, macular edema, and large inferior serous ... The patient was negative for syphilis, tuberculosis, and ...

The posterior examination showed no vitreous cells, hyperemic and elevated discs, macular edema, and large inferior serous ... The patient was negative for syphilis, tuberculosis, and ...

When Dr. Susan Girois was training as a physician in the 1990s, she doesn’t remember diagnosing a single case of syphilis. Today, four or five patients a week regularly appear at a clinic run by ...

Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) is a serious eye condition that can cause vision loss that gets worse over time. Treatment may help reduce complications of MMD. Myopic macular degeneration (MMD ...

Eye drops are not a standard treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but some eye drop medications are in development that may become viable options in the future. AMD affects a ...

Very little is known about the connection between macular degeneration and cannabis. Although some research seems to suggest medical cannabis could hold the key to treating AMD, other research ...

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† Those without notes are either nonspecific or give too many clues of the diseases that cannot be listed. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; FDG PET-CT ...